Table 1.
Agreement of TB LAM Ag or LIONEX animal TB tests with SICTT in detecting bovine TB
| Type of test | SICTT | Kappa statistics 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | ||
| LAM TB Ag | ||||
| Positive | 64 | 2 | 66 | 0.85 (0.65–0.94) |
| Negative | 15 | 94 | 109 | |
| Total | 79 | 96 | 175 | Strong agreement |
| LIONEX Animal TB | ||||
| Positive | 49 | 1 | 50 | 0.63(0.49–0.76) |
| Negative | 30 | 95 | 125 | |
| Total | 79 | 96 | 175 | Moderate Agreement |
TB Tuberculosis, SICTT Single intradermal comparative tuberculin test, LAM Lipoarabinomannan, IFN-γ Gamma interferon, Ag Antigen